The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-08-05
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The Comptroller OF the Currency yes.
terday authorized the German-American
national bank OF Pekiu, ILL.,, to begin bust.
mesa with G capital atock Of 100000.
Sarah Wheeler, the noted woman horse
thief, who has been in Chicsgo some time
awaiting trial, was convicted yesterday
and sentenced to three months imprison-
ment.
Fires are raging in Manhattan township
and Channshaa township, Illinois. Hun
dreds Of acreg Of pasture and stubble
fields have been burnt and q large srea Of
wood. The creeks have all gone dry.
F. O. Horton, son Of q retired druggist,
committed suicide Wednesday by shoot.
ing himself. A lady who WA willing to
have him spend money On her, though
she did not return his love, is said to be
the CAUSE of the deed.
One hundred Indians in war paint are
camped near Aiken, Mimi, trying to SO.
euro the release OF BquaTs arrested yester-
day for committing depredstions. The
| citizsng are much alarmed and are prer
pairing for flight. Serious trouble ia feared.
At Green Bay, Wis, a beer kettle in
Rapids Brewery exploded Wednesday,
night scalding seven men, six OF whom
died during the night. The cause Of the
explosion is unknow: The kettle held 10
barrels of boiling water, which poured
over the men literally cooking their fesh.
Yesterday Thomas Cameron, of Ohica.
&C, aged Is, fell from q window on the
fourth floor Of the Windsor Hotel, at Mil.
vRukse, crushing through q skylight and
landing on the first floor Of the Evening
Wisconsin Office. He is probably fatally
injured. He was intoxicated a. the time.
A collision oftwo freight traina occurred
yesterday on the Burlington & Missouri
road, between North Bend and Ashland,
Ind. Both engines and thirteen cars were
thrown oyer the embankment into North
Plato river. Two tramps were killed.
The engineers and fremeu escaped by
jumping.
Mrs. Annie Osonk, Of Chicsgo, succeed
cd yesterday in having her bail made
ST, 800 instead OF 5000, and having her
case continued until the next term. Mrs.
Cronk Is accused Of engaging a respecta-
BILE girl named Ida Bope, ostensibly to
20 as q companion for an elderly lady Of
Brooklyn, But really to be the mistress OF
Mrs. Cronk'a husband.
Sheriff Matson and Inspector Bonheld,
Of Chicago, received some pleasing intelli,
gence BY dispatches from Canada, last
evening. They refused to allow them to
be seen, but their purpoyt was that 1t was
settled that, McGarigle will be prosecuted
at Montreal. That section OF the country
IL which he was hiding yesterday was
closely pasro.lea and he; would not get out
Of it as easy as he passed. through the
straits Of Mackinac.
In referring to the fishery question yes.
tsrday the Deputy Minister OF Fisheriee
OF Ottawa expressed regret that statements
frequently communicated to the American
press, with reference to the recent seixurt
Of American fishing vessels, were not o.
more accurate character. It Is made tt
appear from statements publiahed that thu
crews Of the escaped vessels, Col. ]. h
French and Argonaut, brought Il
Souris by the Canadian cruiser Critic
were not well treated, and also that trans
! portation to their homes in other vesseli
have been denied them. These state
ments, the deputy says, are incorrect
: Tue men were properly taken care Of.